Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

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1 Kansas City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays (9-5) Rogers Centre - Monday, April 16, 2018 Game #14 - Road Game #6 FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Go and KCSP Radio (610 Sports) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, April Toronto Blue Jays: LHP Danny Duffy (0-2, 5.40) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (2-1, 3.94), 6:07 p.m. (CDT), FSKC (HD) & 610 Sports Wednesday, April Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Ian Kennedy (1-1, 1.00) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 3.66), 3:07 p.m. (CDT), Facebook Live & 610 Sports Thursday, April 19: Off day in Birmingham, MI Tonight s game is being broadcast in on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart...tonight is being televised back to Kansas City via FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Go with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler calling the action...joel Goldberg and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery anchor the pre and post-game shows, Royals Live. Royals vs. Blue Jays Tonight is the first of seven meetings with the Jays this year and KC is here through Wednesday and then Toronto will visit Kauffman Stadium in mid-august...the Royals were 4-2 vs. the Blue Jays last year, including a 2-1 stop here...kc trails the alltime regular season body of work by a margin, including an deficit in Toronto, in Rogers Centre. Date Site Score WP LP Att. Tor Tor Tor 8/13 KC 8/14 KC 8/15 KC 8/16 KC OL MAN WINTER STRIKES AGAIN--Since sealing a roof was not an option yesterday, the final game vs. the Angels to cap a week-long homestand was postponed due to wind chills in the teens...cold temps haunted the Royals and the majority of baseball during the first 10 days of the season...kansas City s first eight games of this year were played with an average first pitch temp of 39 degrees featuring contests at home, in Detroit and Cleveland, while also seeing a pair of postponements...as for yesterday s postponement, the Royals and Halos will now play in Kauffman Stadium on Monday, June 25 at 3:15 p.m. on what was initially an off day...kansas City will be traveling from a three-game visit to Houston, make a one day stop at home and then head to Milwaukee for a two-game set. LONG BALL SINKS KC ON SATURDAY--The last remaining Kansas City starting pitcher to not give up a run in 2018, Jakob Junis, was dinged for a trio of home runs as the Royals dropped a 5-3 decision in the snow globe also known as Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night...with flurries flying throughout the evening, KC dropped its fifth straight contest after opening the homestand a week ago tonight with a win over Seattle, falling to 3-10 on the year...junis, who extended his season-opening scoreless inning streak to 16.0 with two shutout frames, surrendered a Luis Valbuena homer to open the third, then subsequent shots by Justin Upton (solo) and Mike Trout (two-run) to absorb his first loss of the season...the Royals tried to battle back, scoring three times, but finishing just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position...mike Moustakas extended his hitting streak to seven games with his third home run of the year, piercing the heaviest snow of the night in the eighth inning. SALVY MAKES 2018 DEBUT--Though it wasn t on a Major League diamond as hoped when the year began, catcher Salvador Perez made his first appearance of the season yesterday in an injury rehab game for Northwest Arkansas (AA) at San Antonio...the five-time All-Star and four-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner caught four innings and went 1-for-3 at the plate, featuring a home run in his second at bat...perez suffered a sprained left MCL in a non-baseball related injury just prior to the season opener...he s expected to DH today for Northwest Arkansas, catch tomorrow and then the medical staff will re-evaluate the next move. WHIT MERRI-ALL-OVER-THE-FIELD--Saturday night s first career start in center marked Whit Merrifield s fourth defensive position start of 2018, joining Marwin Gonzalez, Ben Zobrist, Nernan Perez and Scott Kingery for most played this year...throw in his start as the DH already this season and Whit is the only big league player to be in five different starting positions...for the record, Merrifield has also started at second base, first base and right field this year. WEATHER WOES--The dome over the playing surface here in Toronto is a sight for sore eyes for the Royals and would be for many other clubs in Major League Baseball as yesterday s Midwestern weather claimed six games on a date (April 15) where the Mother Nature actually likes baseball too...the six-pack of postponements yesterday and the early postponement of today s scheduled Patriot s Day game in Boston has raised the 2018 total to 22 games banged in the first 19 days of the regular season...there have only been six dates out of these first 19 in which all teams slated to play actually got their games in...while the Royals have been victimized on three occasions (April 1, April 4 and yesterday), the Detroit Tigers are leading the pack with five games in need of make-up over the remainder of the season. FACEBOOK ONLY ON WEDNESDAY--The series finale here at 3:07 (KC time) from Toronto will be for exclusive viewing on Facebook with the MLB Network providing the feed and the announcers...scott Braun will call the play-by-play, while former Royal, Jeremy Guthrie, will be joined by Cliff Floyd for the analysis...the Royals have another Facebook exclusive contest on Wednesday, June 27, when they closeout a two-game stop in Milwaukee with a 1:10 first pitch. RISP AND LITTLE REWARD--Kansas City s five-game slide has seen a rough go with runners in scoring position, capped by a 2-for-9 struggle in Saturday s 5-3 loss at home to the Angels...in the last five affairs, KC has hit.209 (9-for-43) in RISP situations. TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Eric Skoglund (0-1, 9.64) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (1-0, 3.18) Career Career Eric Skoglund vs. Blue Jays First career appearance Major League Record 0-1 (9.46 ERA) Jaime Garcia vs. Royals Major League Record 1-0 (3.18 ERA) ERIC SKOGLUND takes the ball for his second start of the season, seventh Major League start and ninth career appearance, first against the Jays...the 25-yearold southpaw is in his second season with the club after debuting last year on May 30...he was originally selected by the Royals in the third round of the 2014 First- Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Florida. DEBUT LOSS VS. M S--Eric finally made his season debut last Tuesday night, falling at home to the Mariners, he worked 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts...it was his first game competition in 24 days (since March 17), after weather had cancelled/postponed his two previous tries...he allowed three runs in the second on Jean Segura s two-run triple and an RBI double by Robinson Cano... Skoglund closed by setting down eight of the final 12 Mariners he faced...he hit three batters, becoming the 14th Royals pitcher in franchise history and the second in as many nights as Jakob Junis also hit three on Monday evening...skoglund s 4.2 innings marked his longest outing since 6.1 in his big league debut last season. SOLID SPRING--Prior to his regular season debut last Tuesday, Skoglund went 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA (4 ER in 10.2 IP) in four Cactus League outings, which included no walks and 11 strikeouts...the victory came in what wound up his final spring outing, March 17, when he bested the Rangers, in that outing, he pitched around three first-inning runs and fanned a spring-high six hitters in 4.0 innings. DYNAMITE DEBUT IN 17--Eric debuted on May 30 of last season, earning a 1-0 victory over Detroit by tossing 6.1 scoreless frames to top two-time AL Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander...the lefty allowed just two hits and a walk, while racking up five strikeouts to become the 10th Royal to start and win his big league debut...his 6.1 scoreless frames marked the third-longest outing without a run by a KC pitcher in his first start, trailing only Rich Gale (1978) and Derek Botelho (1982), who both fired 7.0 shutout innings in their debuts...according to Elias Sports Bureau, Skoglund was also the third starting pitcher in Major League history to win 1-0 over a former Cy Young Award winner in his MLB debut, joining Steve Woodward (July 28, 1997 over Roger Clemens) and Lee Tunnell (September 4, 1982 over Fernando Valenzuela). OMAHA WORK LAST YEAR--Eric spent a majority of 2017 at Omaha (AAA), where he went 4-5 with a 4.11 ERA (46 ER in IP) in 19 starts...despite a couple of stints in the Major Leagues, his 102 strikeouts with the Storm Chasers were tied for ninth in the Pacific Coast League...he recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in three starts at Omaha, including each of his last two, August 10 at Memphis (7.0 IP) and August 15 vs. Oklahoma City (5.2 IP). ON THE ROAD--Skoglund is making his third career road start, fourth overall appearance tonight...he s 0-1, having allowed 12 earned runs in 5.2 innings last season...he was also 1-4 with a 5.75 ERA (23 ER in 36.0 IP) in seven road assignments with Omaha (AAA) in CAREER HIGHLIGHTS--Selected by the Royals in the third round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, Skoglund has blossomed over the last few seasons, making his big league debut last year...he was named the No. 5 prospect in the organization by Baseball America following the 2017 campaign...he was a Texas League (AA) Postseason All-Star in 2016 and a mid-season All-Star in the Carolina League (A) in in four minor league seasons, Eric is with a 3.75 ERA (153 ER in IP) in 70 minor league starts (71 appearances)...he s recorded 328 strikeouts, walked just 90 (2.20 BB/9) and posted a 1.23 WHIP. Skoglund vs. Blue Jays Player AVG. AB H HR RBI Yangervis Solarte Eric s 2018 Starts DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/10 vs. Seattle L, Spring Totals Totals % Career Totals Eric s Last Win: May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit (6.1 IP, 1-0 over Justin Verlander) Eric s Last Loss: April 10, 2018 vs. Seattle (4.2 IP, 3-8 to Felix Hernandez) Eric s Strikeout High: 5, May 30, 2017 vs. Detroit (6.1 IP in a 1-0 win over Justin Verlander) Kansas City Royals One Royal Way Kansas City, MO Kansas City Royals 2018

2 Pitching Notes Tomorrow s Starter - Danny Duffy = Danny makes his team-leading fourth start of the year tomorrow evening here at Rogers Centre...he s 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA thus far. = The lefty took a no-decision last Wednesday afternoon vs. Seattle, in a game the Royals dropped he was charged with two runs (one earned) on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts over 5.1 innings...once again, he struggled in the first inning, allowing four of the first six to reach, accounting for both runs. = In his first three starts of the year, Duffy has allowed all 10 runs over 3.0 big innings, five in the fourth vs. the White Sox on Opening Day, three in the first at Cleveland on April 6 and two in the first of his last start...in the other 12.0 innings he s pitched, he s allowed no runs on five hits with one walk and 13 strikeouts. = He s 2-3 with a 5.93 ERA (18 ER in 27.1 IP) all-time vs. Toronto...he s made just one previous start at Rogers Centre, suffering a 5-2 setback on July 30, = Duff dropped his first road decision of the year, 3-2 in Cleveland on April 6...last season he went 5-5 with a 4.06 ERA (38 ER in 84.1 IP) on the road, which included seven quality starts...he s with a 3.67 ERA in 84 career road outings (67 starts) in his career Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters Relievers Totals Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 32/42 (76.2%) Saves/Save Opp: 2/5 (40.0%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/8 (40.0%) Blaine Boyer 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: May 29, 2016 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: 1 (2x), last: 4/10 vs. SEA April 12 vs. LA Angels = Blaine last worked on Thursday against the Angels, being charged with five runs on four hits over 0.2 inning...he retired Ian Kinsler, before allowing five of the next six hitters to reach...he originally signed with the Royals as a minor league free agent on February 7 and had his contract selected on Opening Day. = Posted a 4.35 ERA (20 ER in 41.1 IP) with Boston last season held opponents scoreless in 24 of 32 outings and worked more than 1.0 inning 16 times. = Boyer made four scoreless appearances vs. the Jays last year (7.1 IP)...he has a career 1.32 ERA (2 ER in 13.2 IP) vs. Toronto, including a 2.45 ERA here. Brian Flynn (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 6/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/9 vs. SEA April 14 vs. LA Angels = Brian worked multiple innings for the second-straight outing Saturday, allowing an unearned run on one hit across 2.1 frames...also worked 2.1 innings on Tuesday night...he s not allowed an earned run since being charged with three in 1.1 innings vs. the White Sox on Opening Day. = Since the start of 2016, he s held the opposition to a.212 batting average (48-for-226)...that includes a.182 mark (18-for-99) with runners on base. = Made just one Major League appearance in 2017 due to two DL stints from February 15-June 26 and August 29-end of season. = He has a 2.62 ERA (19 ER in 65.1 IP) in 41 career relief appearances, compared to a 9.25 ERA (25 ER in 24.1 IP) in his six career starts. Justin Grimm 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0.0%) Last Save: Sept. 29, 2017 vs. CIN (4th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 on 3/31 vs. CWS April 13 vs. LA Angels (Loss) = Justin suffered his second loss in as many outings Friday night, surrendering the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth...he allowed three of the first four hitters to reach, before Ian Kinsler s sac fly gave the Angels a 5-4 lead...he s made a team-high seven appearances this season, including five in KC s first seven games. = Signed a one-year contract on March 19 spent the previous four-plus seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including the 2016 World Series winning season. = Had 59 strikeouts in 55.1 innings with the Cubs last season, the fourth straight year in which he s recorded at least a strikeout per inning. Kelvin Herrera 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 2/2 (100.0%) Last Save: April 7, 2018 at CLE (45th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 1/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/2 at DET April 12 vs. LA Angels = Kelvin recorded the first two outs of the ninth Thursday vs. the Angels...after allowing a leadoff single to Andrelton Simmons, he induced back-to-back groundball outs...he s recorded a pair of saves in two chances this season, most recently April 7 at Cleveland, when he set down the heart of the order on nine pitches. = Herrera collected a career-high 26 saves in 31 opportunities in he converted 26 of 28 save opportunities (92.9%) between April 13-Aug. 16, which was the best percentage in the AL during that stretch...posted a 3.27 ERA (12 ER in 33.0 IP) in his 35 save situations and a 5.47 ERA (16 ER in 26.1 IP) in non-save situations. = He had a 1.27 ERA (5 ER in 27.1 IP) and held opponents to a.219 average (21-for-96) in 27 road appearances in Tim Hill (L) 1st Batter Efficiency: 5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 2/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/11 vs. SEA April 13 vs. LA Angels = Tim stranded an inherited runner in the sixth on Friday night, retiring Shohei Ohtani and Andrelton Simmons in succession...he s not allowed a hit in his six relief appearances, permitting just one walk and a hit by pitch in 5.0 innings...a submarine lefty, Hill was added to the 40-man roster on Nov. 20. = In 2017, he ranked second among Texas League (AA) relievers with a 9.78 K/9 ratio (75 K in 69.0 IP) and had the fifth-lowest BB/9 (2.22). = He held left-handed batters to a.175 average (18-for-103) and allowed just four extra-base hits (.214 slugging pct.) with Northwest Arkansas in Brad Keller 1st Batter Efficiency: 4/5 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 2 on 4/13 vs. LAA April 13 vs. LA Angels = Brad allowed his first run Friday in the seventh inning on Albert Pujols two-out RBI single...collected a season-high two strikeouts in the inning, but also allowed two hits and a walk...he had worked 5.0 scoreless frames prior to Friday, retiring 14 of the first 17 hitters he faced at the big league level. = Acquired by KC in a trade with Cincinnati in the Rule 5 Draft went 10-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 26 starts at Jacksonville (AA) in the D-backs system in Kevin McCarthy 1st Batter Efficiency: 1/1 Saves/Save Opp: -/- Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 0/ Strikeout High: n/a April 13 vs. LA Angels = Kevin made his first big league appearance of the year Friday, needing just six pitches to retire the Angels in the ninth...he was recalled from Omaha (AAA) earlier in the day, after making three appearances with the Storm Chasers in the first week of the Triple-A season...he allowed two runs on five hits over 3.1 innings with Omaha. = He s pitched in the big leagues in each of the last two seasons, which includes a career-high 33 appearances with Kansas City in went 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA (16 ER in 45.0 IP)...opened 2017 at Omaha, but was recalled on May 29 and posted a 1.59 ERA (5 ER in 28.1 IP) in his first 22 appearances. Burch Smith 1st Batter Efficiency: 3/4 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0.0%) Last Save: none Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/ Strikeout High: 3 on 4/14 vs. LAA April 14 vs. LA Angels = Burch tossed a pair of scoreless frames Saturday, collecting three strikeouts...he retired six of the seven hitters he faced, allowing just a single to Rene Rivera to lead off the ninth...since a rough first outing, he s retired 10 of the last 12 he s faced, allowing just a single and a walk in his last three outings (3.1 IP). = Pitched on Opening Day, which was his first outing in the big leagues since September 27, 2013, when he made a start for San Diego against the Giants. = Smith was acquired by Kansas City during the Rule 5 Draft, after being selected by the New York Mets spent last season in Tampa Bay s organization, posting a 5-3 record and a 2.40 ERA (15 ER in 56.1 IP), between three minor league stops missed all of 2015 and 2016, following Tommy John surgery. Royals vs. Blue Jays 2017 Career Pitcher W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Boyer Duffy Flynn Grimm Hammel Herrera Hill Junis Keller Kennedy McCarthy Skoglund Smith

3 Hitting Notes Abraham Almonte LAA Series: 1-for-9 Last Stand: 1-for-11 Hit Streak: 0 g (0-7) = Almonte made his second straight start in center field on Friday and went 0-for-5, batting leadoff for the first time since July 23, = Abraham made 48 starts with Cleveland last year, including 28 in RF, 10 in LF, eight in CF and two as the designated hitter was on the DL from May 16-July 4 (severe strain of biceps tendon in right shoulder) and from Aug (left hamstring) hit.260/.380/.442 (20-for-77) in 23 games at Columbus (AAA). = The Royals are his fourth Major League team in five years also spent time with Seattle ( ), San Diego ( ) and Cleveland ( ) originally signed by the Yankees out of the Dominican Republic in 2005 he had three hits, including a triple and a HR, last July 21 vs. Toronto with Cleveland. Drew Butera LAA Series: 1-for-7, RBI, BB Last Stand: 2-for-13 (.154), 2B, 3 RBI, HBP, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-3) = Drew reached twice on Saturday, walking to lead off the sixth and recording an RBI single in the seventh had three RBI in four games on the homestand. = Butera made 43 starts at catcher in 2017, including 11 during Salvador Perez s DL stint (Aug. 6-22), when he hit.316 (12-for-38) with a.366 OBP. = His father, Sal, is a scout for Toronto and played with the Blue Jays in the last season (1988) of his nine-year big league career. Cheslor Cuthbert LAA Series: 0-for-4 Last Stand: 2-for-13 (.154), 2 runs, 3 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 0 g (0-5) = Cheslor didn t play on Saturday he collected a pair of hits on Wednesday vs. Seattle, snapping an 0-for-17 skid. = Cuthbert has made five starts as the cleanup hitter this season, including his last four games he has a.364 on-base percentage in that spot. = He missed six weeks from June 28-Aug. 8 last year with a left wrist sprain hit.196 (18-for-92) before the injury and.294 (15-for-51) after. = He s batting.320/.370/.560 (8-for-25) with three doubles and a home run in eight games vs. Toronto since the beginning of Lucas Duda LAA Series: 6-for-11, 2 runs, RBI, BB Last Stand: 6-for-17 (.353) 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 3 g (6-11) = Lucas walked to lead off the fifth inning Saturday and scored on a wild pitch he also singled in the eighth and reached in seven of 12 plate appearances in the Angels series (.583 OBP)...had his first three-hit game since June 23, 2017 at San Francisco on Friday and his first game with three singles since April 12, 2015 at Atlanta. = Duda hit a three-run HR in the first inning on Opening Day according to Elias, he s the fifth to HR in his first at-bat as a Royal, joining: Adam Moore (Sept. 23, 2012), Calvin Pickering (Aug. 22, 2004), Yamil Benitez (July 24, 1997) and Jon Nunnally (April 29, 1995) he s the sixth Royal to HR in the first inning on Opening Day, joining: Alex Gordon (2009), Joe Randa (1999), George Brett (1988), Onix Concepcion (1984) and Amos Otis (1977). = He signed with the Royals on Feb. 28, after splitting 2017 between the Mets and Tampa Bay, matching a career-high with 30 home runs (also, 2014), only five of which came vs. left-handed pitchers of his 92 hits last season, 58 went for extra bases (63.0%), the second-highest rate in the Majors behind only Joey Gallo (65.9%). Alcides Escobar LAA Series: 1-for-9, run, 2B, 3 BB Last Stand: 3-for-21 (.143), 2 runs, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-6) = Esky went 0-for-4 on Saturday it was his 346th consecutive start all at shortstop since Sept. 25, 2015 according to Elias, it s the longest streak in Royals history and the longest active streak in the Majors the last longer streak by a shortstop was Cal Ripken Jr. s 2,216 straight starts for Baltimore from Escobar is the only Royal to start all 162 games in a season, and he s done it three times: 2017, 16 and 14 since 2011, he s played in 1,118 of the Royals 1,147 games (97.5%). = Alcides is batting.289 (41-for-142) vs. left-handed pitching since the start of 2017, including going 4-for-8 with two doubles and a triple this season. = Set a franchise record with 36 doubles as a shortstop in 2017, one more than Kurt Stillwell s 35 in doubles were fourth most among ML shortstops. = Hit.178 (41-for-230) through his first 60 games last season, but hit.295 (109-for-369) over the last 102 games (from June 10 on). Cam Gallagher LAA Series: 1-for-2, RBI, BB Last Stand: 2-for-10, run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 1 g (1-2) = Cam had a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the fourth inning on Friday, his first career go-ahead RBI he recorded two RBI on the homestand (also, RBI double on April 9 vs. Seattle), his first RBI since Aug. 20, 2017 he s made four starts at catcher and one as the designated hitter. = He was recalled from Omaha (AAA) on March 29 after Salvador Perez was placed on the disabled list, making his first Opening Day roster. = Gallagher spent most of 2017 with Omaha (AAA), where he hit.292 (76-for-260) with five home runs and 37 RBI in 73 games. = Recorded his first career homer in his fourth game on Aug. 14 at Oakland, a grand slam off Jharel Cotton in the Sonic Slam sixth inning the Sonic Slam won Tim Brown of Shawnee, Kan. $25,000 and was the eighth Royals Sonic Slam since the promotion began in 1995 and was the first since 2013 he s the second Royal to have his first career HR be a grand slam, joining fellow catcher Paul Phillips on Aug. 17, 2005 vs. Seattle he s the first Royal to hit a grand slam within his first four games. Ryan Goins LAA Series: 3-for-7, 2B, BB Last Stand: 3-for-7, 2B, BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-3) = Ryan went 0-for-3 with a walk on Saturday, after going 3-for-4 with a double on Thursday it was his fourth three-hit game since the start of last season. = Goins was Toronto s fourth-round pick in the 2009 Draft and spent the first five years of his career ( ) with Toronto before signing with Kansas City last offseason he played in a career-high 143 games with the Blue Jays in 2017 and also set career highs in hits (99), doubles (21), home runs (9) and RBI (62). = Hit.330/.368/.540 (33-for-100) with runners in scoring position last year, including a Major League leading 10 hits in 14 at-bats with the bases loaded. Jon Jay LAA Series: 2-for-9, BB Last Stand: 4-for-22 (.182), 2 runs, 2B, 2 BB Hit Streak: 0 g (0-4) = Jon went 0-for-4 with a walk on Saturday he s reached safely in 12 of his 13 games and is tied with Mike Moustakas for the team lead with a.352 OBP. = Jay has reached safely 12 times in 24 tries to leadoff an inning (.500 OBP), including eight times in 12 tries to leadoff a game (.667 OBP). = He had a pinch-hit single to lead off the ninth inning on Friday he s 39-for-133 (.293) as a pinch-hitter in his career, the third-best average among active players (min. 150 plate appearances), trailing Adam Lind (.324) and Matt Adams (.307) he hit.325 (13-for-40) as a pinch-hitter in = He had a go-ahead RBI triple in the fifth on March 8 in Cleveland he has recorded at least one triple in each of his nine seasons (since 2010), the thirdlongest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Curtis Granderson (14 straight, ) and teammate Alcides Escobar (10 straight, ). = He s hit.290 or better in six of his previous eight Major League seasons, including three seasons in which he hit.300 or better: 2010, 2012 and = Hasn t committed an error in his last 198 games in the field (345 chances) since April 15, 2016 his career.996 fielding % is the highest among active outfielders. Whit Merrifield LAA Series: 2-for-12, RBI, BB Last Stand: 7-for-24 (.292), 3 runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SB Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Whit went 1-for-4 Saturday, making his first career start in center field it was his fourth different starting defensive position this season (also: first, second & right), matching Marwin Gonzalez, Ben Zobrist, Hernan Perez and Scott Kingery for most in MLB he s the only player to make starts at five different positions, including DH. = He s batting.310/.353/.477 (67-for-216) lifetime vs. left-handed pitching, including.389 (7-for-18) this season. = Merrifield hit 18 homers as a second baseman last year, most by a Royals second baseman not named Frank White, who hit 22 HR in 1985 and 86. = He stole third base on April 9, his first SB of the season (led AL in 2017) his 11 steals of third are tied with Trout & Kiermaier for fifth in the AL since = Became the third Royal (fourth time) with at least 30 doubles, 30 steals and 19 HR in 2017, joining Carlos Beltran (2001, 02) and Amos Otis (1978). = Led the AL with 94 hits after the All-Star break last season, the most second-half hits by a Royal since Billy Butler (102) and Alex Gordon (98) in Mike Moustakas LAA Series: 4-for-12, 2 runs, 2B, HR, RBI Last Stand: 11-for-25 (.440), 6 runs, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI Hit Streak: 7 g (13-29) = Mike hit a solo HR in the eighth Saturday, extending his hit streak to seven games, in which he s batting.448 (13-for-29), raising his average from.174 to.327. = Moose homered in consecutive games on April 9-10 for the 13th time in his career and had back-to-back three-rbi games for the first time. = He hit his 37th HR of 2017 here on Sept. 20, breaking the Royals single-season record set by Steve Balboni (36) in 1985 ended 2017 with 38 HR, matching the Kansas City HR record set by Bob Cerv of the 1958 Kansas City Athletics he went 5-for-11 in the series here last September to snap a 2-for-44 skid vs. Toronto. = Named an AL All-Star for the second time in his career in 2017, winning the Final Fan Vote (15.6 million votes) also won the Final Fan Vote in = Earned American League Comeback Player of the Year honors from The Sporting News and MLB, joining Bret Saberhagen (1987) as the only Royals to win. Paulo Orlando LAA Series: 3-for-7, run, RBI, BB Last Stand: 7-for-20 (.350), 2 runs, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB Hit Streak: 5 g (7-20) = Paulo singled in the fifth inning Saturday and walked in the seventh he hit.350 (7-for-20) with four RBI in five games on the homestand, including gametying RBI hits on Friday vs. the Angels (single in the fourth) and Wednesday vs. Seattle (two-run double in the fourth) entered the homestand 1-for-12. = He s batting.320 (8-for-25) with two home runs (.560 slugging percentage) in nine career games vs. Toronto he s 5-for-12 (.417) vs. lefties this season. = He made the Opening Day roster for the fourth straight season played in just 39 games with Kansas City in 2017 and missed two months (May 18-July 21) with a fractured shin played in 42 games in the minors last season, including 12 at Northwest Arkansas (AA) on rehab assignment hit.306 (48-for-157) in the minors. = He s the one of five Brazilian-born players to play in the Majors his 262 games in the bigs are second among his fellow countrymen, trailing Yan Gomes (549). Jorge Soler LAA Series: 2-for-12, 2 runs, 2B Last Stand: 5-for-22 (.227), 3 runs, 2B, 2 BB, HBP Hit Streak: 2 g (2-8) = Jorge went 1-for-4 with a run Saturday for the second straight game, and was charged with his first error of the season, a fielding error in the sixth. = Soler has reached three times in his last 17 plate appearances, after reaching nine times in his previous 13 plate appearances. = He hit six homers this spring, one behind the Major League lead hit.267/.388/.564 with 24 HR at Omaha in 2017, most among Royals minor leaguers. = He split 2017 between Kansas City and Omaha (AAA) opened the year on the 10-day DL (strained left oblique) before making his Royals debut May 6.

4 This & That SLOW START TO 18--The 3-10 beginning is Kansas City s first since the 2012 season when the club had the same record after 13 games, but that club was in the throes of a 12-game losing streak...there has been no middle ground in the 13 contests to this point, as the Royals have tossed a shutout for all three of their wins, but have been outscored in the 10 setbacks...the last Major League team to start the year with its first three triumphs occurring as shutouts were the 2016 Los Angeles Dodgers, when they opened the campaign with three straight blankings in San Diego. MOOSE STILL STREAKING--A mid-spring signing, Mike Moustakas saved his streak-extending hit for his final at bat on Saturday night, but delivered his third home run of the year through the snowflakes to up his current skein to seven...he has batted.448 (13-for-29) with two doubles, three homers, seven RBI and an.828 slugging pct...he s upped his regular season average from.174 entering a week ago today in Cleveland to a lofty.327 heading into tonight...he homered last Monday and Tuesday vs. Seattle, the 13th time he had gone deep in consecutive contests in his career. A RETURN TO ROAD WORK--The Royals bring a 2-3 road mark north of the border with the start of a three-game visit to Toronto...Kansas City and the Jays will play 6:07 games (KC time) tonight and tomorrow, then a 3:07 (KC time) start on Wednesday, which will be a Facebook-only exposure for broadcast purposes...kc will then head to Detroit for the second time in as many road trips, taking Thursday off before playing a split-doubleheader on Friday with games slated for 12:10 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. (KC time) in Comerica Park before single contests on Saturday and Sunday...the Royals split a weather-shortened two game stop in Motown during the first week of the season and then dropped two of three in frigid Cleveland that following weekend. STARTERS STILL OFF TO SOLID BEGINNING--Kansas City s starting staff has been one of the bright spots through the first two weeks of competition and despite Jakob Junis being scored upon for the first time this year in Saturday night s loss, the starters enter tonight with the sixth best ERA in the Majors at Saturday night s four-run allotment by Junis was just the fourth time in 13 games that a starter has been touched for more than three earned runs in an assignment... Junis had a season-opening streak of 16.0 consecutive scoreless innings halted by the Halos Luis Valbuena home run in the third on Saturday, while Ian Kennedy has given up just two earned run in 18.0 frames...conversely, Kansas City s 6.26 ERA out of the bullpen currently ranks 30th in the Majors. ESKY THE IRON MAN--Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, who re-signed with the Royals over the winter, continues to possess the longest active streak of starts in the Majors with Saturday night his 346th consecutive assignment...escobar, 31, was joined by Cincinnati s Joey Votto as the only big league players to start all 162 games last year, and Esky s nearest competition in the streak was Joey Votto, who had his halted at 202 by not starting or playing on Thursday...now the #2 ranked player in consecutive starts is San Diego shortstop Freddy Galvis with 180, while his new teammate and first baseman Eric Hosmer had his streak snapped at 177 by sitting out Saturday night. FIRST FULL MONTH TO END A BUSY ONE--The sporadic action in the early going this year will be made up later this month as the Royals already have a pair of split doubleheaders on the docket before we get to May...the freeze-out in Detroit on April 4 will be made up on Friday, April 20 when the two clubs play at 12:10 and 6:10 (KC time) in Comerica Park to open what is now going to be a four-game series...the snowout of April Fool s Day vs. the White Sox will now be played as part of a split-dh here on Saturday, April 28 with a 1:15 first pitch for the make-up game and then 7:15 start for the nightcap, an hour later than the originally scheduled 6:15 affair, making that a five-game series...both make-up games will be available on FSKC. ROYALS JOIN THE TV TWITTER-VERSE--Major League Baseball has announced its first nine games that will not only will be carried by club rightsholders, but also live on Twitter...the Royals will join the fray on Wednesday, May 2 from Boston when Twitter will show the 12:05 (CDT) contest from Fenway Park... the game will also air on its normal home in Kansas City of FOX Sports Kansas City...there will be more Twitter games announced as the season progresses. NOT JUST THE TEAM S 50TH SEASON--One common denominator with the Royals and this 50th season of baseball is Hall of Fame announcer Denny Matthews, who was in the booth with Buddy Blattner on April 8, 1969 and is once again calling the play-by-play during this milestone season...the Ford Frick Award winner in Cooperstown, NY in 2007, Matthews has been the one constant since the franchise came to be in 69...with this his 50th season, he trails only Los Angeles Dodger broadcasting icons Vin Scully (67 years prior to retiring) and Jaime Jarrin (59th season). AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost is in his eighth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, he has a regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog s previous team mark of 410 wins ( )...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and is sixth among active managers in games (2,233) and wins (1,089)...his postseason winning pct. of.710 (22-9) is tops among all managers in history who have worked at least 20 playoff games...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers ( )...he compiled a record with the Brew Crew including a mark in his last two seasons...yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox s big league staff ( ). RULE 5 HURLERS ON ROSTER--The Royals are carrying a pair of Rule 5 acquisitions on the roster with right-handed hurlers Brad Keller and Burch Smith... Keller, 22, was selected in last December s Rule 5 draft from Arizona by Cincinnati and then dealt to KC, while the 28-year old Smith was acquired from the New York Mets after being selected in the draft...keller spent the year in AA Jackson last year, while Smith has big league time with San Diego in INTERLEAGUE FOES--The 2018 campaign features Kansas City playing the National League Central in Interleague action, including home & home 2-game sets with Milwaukee and Cincinnati, a home & home 3-game series with St. Louis...also on the slate is a 3-game series in Kauffman Stadium against the Chicago Cubs (August 6-8) and 3-game road trip to Pittsburgh (September 17-19). vs. Blue Jays (2017) vs. Blue Jays (career) On Road (career) Garcia (career) Happ (career) Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Almonte Butera Cuthbert Duda Escobar Gallagher Goins Jay Merrifield Moustakas Orlando Soler Starting Pitchers Breakdown Total KC Avg. Runs Team Quality Pitcher GS Runs Per Start Record Starts Danny Duffy Jason Hammel Jakob Junis Ian Kennedy Eric Skoglund Totals Catcher/Pitcher Matchups (Team Record w/starters) Pitcher Butera Gallagher Totals Duffy Hammel Junis Kennedy Skoglund Total Butera Gallagher Totals Starts CS/ATT 2/8 0/3 2/11 Pct ERA ER/IP 46/ / /114.1

5 2018 Royals Home Runs vs. on Runners On Outs Tied Gave Direction Team Last Home Run AB s Players Total LHP RHP Home Road Game Lead LF LC CF RC RF Record Date Opp. Pitcher Since Almonte /21/17 TOR J. Beliveau 71 Butera OAK S. Casilla 72 Cuthbert /20/17 CLE D. Salazar 70 Duda CLE T. Bauer 22 Escobar CWS R. Lopez 76 Gallagher OAK J. Cotton 31 Goins BOS A. Reed 29 Jay /5/17 TB E. Ramirez 261 Merrifield /29/17 ARZ Z. Greinke 62 Moustakas /14/18 LAA B. Parker 0 Orlando /28/17 DET W. Saupold 36 Soler /1/17 MIN-2 B. Boshers 64 Pinch-Hit: Last: Erik Kratz Minnesota, seventh inning) - Franchise total: 76 Grand Slam: Last: Brandon Moss (9/12/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, first inning) - Franchise total: 127; 5 in 2017 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Shane Mack Texas, seventh inning) 2-Homer Game: Last: Salvador Perez Detroit, solo, 2-run off Matthew Boyd, Zac Reininger) - 10 times in Homer Game: Last: Lorenzo Cain N.Y. Yankees, solo, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 9 Back-to-Back: Last: Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas (9/25/17 at New York Yankees, 7th inning off CC Sabathia) - 9 times in 2017 Back-to-Back-to-Back: Last: Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio, Eric Hosmer (7/23/17 vs. Chicago White Sox, fourth inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Drew Butera, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas Oakland, eighth inning) - 4 times in 2017 Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran Cleveland, fourth inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Whit Merrifield (8/24/17 vs. Colorado) - Franchise total: 94 Inside-the-Park: Last: Jarrod Dyson (7/8/15 vs. Tampa Bay) - Franchise total: 96 Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Kendrys Morales Philadelphia, 3-run, solo) - Franchise total: 8 Home Run by Pitcher: Last: Zack Greinke Arizona) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Eric Hosmer (8/23/17 vs. Colorado, ninth inning, Greg Holland pitching) - Franchise total: 69 Opponent: Pinch-Hit: Last: Mike Napoli, Texas Kauffman Stadium, off Mike Minor, 7th inning) Grand Slam: Last: Yan Gomes Progressive Field off Onelki Garcia, 2nd inning) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Last: Darryl Strawberry, New York Kauffman Stadium, Scott Service pitching, 9th inning) Back-to-Back: Last: Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Leadoff Game: Last: Ian Kinsler, Los Angeles Angels Kauffman Stadium, Ian Kennedy pitching) Inside-the-Park: Last: Logan Forsythe, Tampa Bay Kauffman Stadium, Jeremy Guthrie pitching, 4th inning) Walk-off Home Run: Last: Yan Gomes, Cleveland Progressive Field, Brandon Maurer pitching, 9th inning) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy pitching, 4th inning) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Last: Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones, Dayan Viciedo, Chicago U.S. Cellular, Anthony Lerew pitching, 3rd inning) Three Home Runs, One Player: Last: Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy, Blaine Boyer, Brian Flynn) Both Sides of the Plate in One Game: Last: Victor Martienz, Detroit Kauffman Stadium, Danny Duffy and Chien-Ming Wang pitching) 2018 Single-Game Bests Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games RBI Hitting Streaks Hits Players Total Total Tying Go-Ahead 2-out Current Long (3+) Infield Bunt Almonte g Butera g Cuthbert g 4 g (3/29-4/3) - - Duda g 3 g (2x) 1 - Escobar g Gallagher g Goins g Jay g 3 g (4/8-10) 1 - Merrifield g 4 g (4/8-11) 1 - Moustakas g 7 g (4/8-pres) 4 - Orlando g 5 g (4/9-pres) 3 - Soler g The Last Time... No-Hitter by the Royals: Bret Saberhagen, August 26, 1991 vs. Chicago (Royals 7-0) No-Hitter vs. Royals: Jon Lester, May 19, Boston in Fenway Park (Red Sox 7-0) One-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): Zack Greinke, August 30, Seattle (Royals 3-0) One-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland, September 25, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium (Indians 6-0) Two-Hitter by the Royals (complete game): James Shields, April 13, 2013 vs. Toronto (Blue Jays 3-2) Two-Hitter vs. Royals (complete game): Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay, June 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field (Rays, 9-0) Back-to-Back Complete Game Wins by the Royals: Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke, April 13-14, 2008 vs. Minnesota (5-1) Seattle (5-1) Back-to-Back Shutouts by the Royals: May 17 & 19, 2015 vs. New York Yankees (6-0) & vs. Cincinnati (3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) Three Straight Shutouts vs. Royals: August Cleveland (0-4, 0-12); vs. Tampa Bay (0-12) 10+ Innings Pitched by a Royals starter: Kevin Appier, July 23, Cleveland (10.0) 10+ Strikeouts by a Royals starter: Danny Duffy (10) vs. New York Yankees, May 18, 2017 Shutout by the Royals (Complete Game): Jason Vargas, June 2, 2017 vs. Cleveland (4-0) Shutout by the Royals (Combined): April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle, 10-0 Junis (7.0), Maurer (1.0), Flynn (1.0) Triple Play by the Royals: June 11, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay (DeJesus-Elarton- Berroa-Teahen with Branyan batting, 2nd inning) Triple Play vs. Royals: April 20, 2012 vs. Toronto at Kauffman Stadium, (3-6, Hosmer batting, 3rd inning) Royal hit for the cycle: George Brett, July 25, Toronto Opponent hit for the cycle: Jeff DaVanon, Anaheim, August 25, 2004 at Angel Stadium Royal Five-Hit Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit (5-for-6) Royal Six-Hit Game: Joe Randa, Sept. 9, Detroit-Game 1 (6-for-7) Royals Two Hits, One Inning: Mike Moustakas, September 20, Toronto (2nd, 1B, 2B) Royals Five-RBI Game: Whit Merrifield, August 13, Chicago White Sox Royals Six-RBI Game: Eric Hosmer, July 26, Detroit Royals Seven-RBI Game: (13 times) - last: Omar Infante, Sept. 17, Cleveland Royals Nine-RBI Game: Mike Moustakas, September 12, Baltimore Royals Position Player Pitching: Drew Butera, July 26, 2016 vs. Los Angeles Angels Opponent Position Player Pitching: A.L.: Taylor Motter, Seattle, April 9, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium; N.L.: D Angelo Jimenez, San Diego, June 30, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium Royals Pitcher Homered: Zack Greinke, June 10, Arizona Royals Pitcher With a Hit: Danny Duffy, July 9, LA Dodgers Royals Pitcher With a RBI: Danny Duffy, July 2, Philadelphia Royals Three or more Steals, One Game: Whit Merrifield (3), July 2, 2017 vs. Minnesota Opponent Three or more Steals, One Game: Gregor Blanco, Arizona, October 1, 2017 at KC (3 SB) Royals Steal of Home: Alex Rios, vs. Pittsburgh, July 20, 2015 (4th inning) Opponent Steal of Home: Brett Lawrie, Toronto, April 22, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium (8th inning) - on double steal Royals Suspended Game: April 24, Chicago White Sox (Rain) Royals Home Run in first ML at bat: Jon Nunnally, April 29, 1995 vs. New York (Melido Perez pitching, 1st inning) Royals Home Run in 4 Consecutive Games: Salvador Perez, April 6-9, 2017 Royals 0-0 Game After 9 innings: April 20, Texas (lost 1-0 in 13 innings) Royals Walk-Off Win: August 23, 2017 vs. Colorado (6-4 in 9 innings) Royals Bat Around: April 9, 2018 vs. Seattle (1st inn. - 3 runs, 4th inn. - 5 runs) - Twice in Three-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: July 21-23, 2017 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by Royals on the road: July 24-26, Detroit Four-game sweep by Royals at Kauffman Stadium: August 18-21, 2016 vs. Minnesota Four-game sweep by Royals on the road: May 7-10, Minnesota Three-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 4-6, 2015 vs. Chicago White Sox Three-game sweep by opposition on the road: August 25-27, Cleveland Four-game sweep by opposition at Kauffman Stadium: September 12-15, 2016 vs. Oakland Four-game sweep by opposition on the road: April 20-23, Texas Player Streak Last Error ROYALS 0 4/14/18 vs. LAA Pitchers 5 CLE Almonte 46 CWS Butera 4 CLE Cuthbert 4 CLE Duda 12 BAL Escobar 26 CLE Errorless Streaks Player Streak Last Error Gallagher 1 4/11/18 vs. SEA Goins 16 MIN Jay 198 PHI Merrifield 9 DET Moustakas 3 4/10/18 vs. SEA Orlando 72 8/31/16 vs. NYY Soler 0 4/14/18 vs. LAA

6 Date Player Transaction 2/28 1B-Lucas Duda Signed as a Major League free agent 3/6 OF-Jon Jay Signed as a Major League free agent RHP-Jesse Hahn Placed on 60-day disabled list (right UCL sprain) 3/10 3B-Mike Moustakas Signed as a Major League free agent OF-Jorge Bonifacio Placed on restricted list 3/18 RHP-Justin Grimm Signed as a Major League free agent 3/21 RHP-Sam Gaviglio Traded to Toronto for a player to be named/cash considerations 3/29 RHP-Blaine Boyer Selected from Omaha (AAA) INF-Ryan Goins Selected from Omaha C-Cam Gallagher Recalled from Omaha RHP-Wily Peralta Designated for assignment RHP-Kyle Zimmer Designated for assignment RHP-Nate Karns Placed on 10-day DL (right elbow inflammation), retro to 3/26 INF-Adalberto Mondesi Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder impingement), retro to 3/26 C-Salvador Perez Placed on 10-day DL (left knee sprain), retro to 3/26 OF-Bubba Starling Placed on 10-day DL (left oblique strain), retro to 3/26 3/31 RHP-Wily Peralta Outrighted to Omaha 2018 Transactions Date Player Transaction 4/2 OF-Abraham Almonte Claimed off waivers from Cleveland RHP-Miguel Almonte Designated for assignment 4/10 OF-Abraham Almonte Recalled from Omaha OF-Alex Gordon Placed on 10-day DL (left hip labral tear) 4/13 RHP-Kevin McCarthy Recalled from Omaha RHP-Brandon Maurer Optioned to Omaha Royals Ejections Date Player/Coach Umpire/Type of Play Instant Replay Reviews Date Opponent Inning Original Call Score at Time Time Delay Outcome Challenge Record 4/2 at Detroit 9 Orlando out at 1B 1-6 1:10 Overturned KC 1-0 4/7 at Cleveland 5 Davis out at 1B 0-0 1:41 Stands Opp 0-1 4/8 at Cleveland 8 Ramirez safe at 1B 1-1 1:06 Overturned KC 2-0 4/9 Seattle 2 Moustakas out at 1B 3-0 0:36 Overturned KC 3-0 4/10 Seattle 5 Marjama out at 2B on SB 2-5 1:00 Stands Opp 0-2 Possible Outcomes - Confirmed, Stands or Overturned Starts by Batting Order 1st: Almonte (0-1), Jay (3-9) 2nd: Merrifield (3-9), Soler (0-1) 3rd: Moustakas (3-10) 4th: Cuthbert (2-3), Duda (1-7) 5th: Cuthbert (1-3), Duda (0-2), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (1-1), Soler (1-3) 6th: Almonte (0-1), Duda (0-1), Goins (1-1), Orlando (1-2), Soler (1-5) 7th: Escobar (1-1), Gallagher (1-0), Goins (0-2), Gordon (1-4), Orlando (0-3) 8th: Escobar (2-9), Gordon (1-1) 9th: Butera (2-7), Gallagher (1-3) The Lineup Card Starts by Position P: Duffy (0-3), Hammel (0-3), Junis (2-1), Kennedy (1-2), Skoglund (0-1) C: Butera (2-7), Gallagher (1-3) 1B: Cuthbert (3-2), Duda (0-7), Merrifield (0-1) 2B: Goins (1-3), Merrifield (2-7) 3B: Moustakas (3-10) SS: Escobar (3-10) LF: Gordon (1-2), Jay (2-7), Orlando (0-1) CF: Almonte (0-2), Gordon (1-3), Merrifield (0-1), Orlando (2-4) RF: Jay (0-2), Merrifield (1-0), Soler (2-8) DH: Cuthbert (0-3), Duda (1-3), Gallagher (1-0), Jay (1-0), Merrifield (0-1), Moustakas (0-1), Orlando (0-1), Soler (0-1) Daily Update Score by Innings Total Royals Opponents Victory Margin Royals Opponents Lineup Production Batting Order - HR RBI 1st nd rd th th th th th th Kansas City By the Days Monday 1-1 Tuesday 1-1 Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 0-2 Friday 0-2 Saturday 1-2 Sunday 0-1 Multi-Run Innings for Royals # of runs # times last time 2 runs - 5 4/11 vs. SEA (4th inning, 3 hits) 3 runs - 2 4/13 vs. LAA (4th inning, 4 hits) 4 runs - 1 3/29 vs. CWS (1st inning, 5 hits) 5 runs - 1 4/9 vs. SEA (4th inning, 4 hits) 6 runs runs Lead after six innings: 2-3 Lead after seven innings: 3-3 Lead after eight innings: 3-0 Starter works more than 6.0 IP: 2-0 Score first: 3-4 Score more than three runs: 1-2 Hit home run: 2-3 Series opener: or more hits: 1-2 Royals Record When: Tied after six innings: 1-1 Tied after seven innings: 0-1 Tied after eight innings: 0-1 Starter works 6.0 IP: 1-3 Opponents score first: 0-6 Score three runs or less: 2-8 Do not homer: 1-7 Series finale: 1-3 Opponents 10 or more hits: 0-4 Trail after six innings: 0-6 Trail after seven innings: 0-6 Trail after eight innings: 0-9 Starter works less than 6.0 IP: 0-7 In the last turn at bat (KC/OPP): -/1 Walkoff wins (KC/OPP): -/1 Comeback wins (KC/OPP): -/6 Errorless games by KC: 1-4 Disabled List (6) Player D.L. Type Injury Dates on D.L. Eligible for reinstatement Games Missed Team Record RHP-Jesse Hahn 60-day right UCL sprain March 6 May RHP-Nate Karns 10-day right elbow inflammation March 29 (retro March 26) April INF-Adalberto Mondesi 10-day right shoulder impingement syndrome March 29 (retro March 26) April C-Salvador Perez 10-day left knee sprain March 29 (retro March 26) April OF-Bubba Starling 10-day left oblique strain March 29 (retro March 26) April OF-Alex Gordon 10-day left hip labral tear April 10 (retro April 9) April

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Team Batting Royals Opponents Most runs, game 10 April 9 vs. Seattle 14 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most runs, extra-inning game - - Most hits, game 13 April 9 vs. Seattle 15 April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most hits, extra-inning game - - Fewest hits, game 3 April Cleveland 2 April 9 vs. Seattle Most runs, inning 5 April 9 vs. Seattle (4th) 5 Twice, last: April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels (7th) Most hits, inning 5 Twice, last: April 9 vs. Seattle (1st) 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most doubles, game 4 April 9 vs. Seattle 4 April 10 vs. Seattle Most doubles, extra-inning game - - Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: April Cleveland 1 Thrice, last: April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most triples, extra-inning game - - Most home runs, game 1 4 times, last: April 10 vs. Seattle 6 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most home runs, extra-inning game - - Most home runs, inning 1 4 times, last: April 10 vs. Seattle (4th) 3 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (4th) Most extra-base hits, game 5 April 9 vs. Seattle 9 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most extra-base hits, extra-inning game - - Most steals, game 2 April Cleveland 2 Thrice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most times caught stealing, game 1 4 times, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels 1 Twice, last: April 10 vs. Seattle Most sacrifice flies, game 1 Twice, last: April Detroit 1 Thrice, last: April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most sacrifices, game 1 April Cleveland 1 Twice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most strikeouts, game 12 April 11 vs. Seattle 11 April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most strikeouts, extra-inning game - - Most walks, game 5 Thrice, last: April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels 7 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Most walks, extra-inning game - - Most left on base, game 10 April 9 vs. Seattle 11 April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most left on base, extra-inning game - - Fewest left on base, game 4 Twice, last: April Cleveland 4 April Detroit Fewest left on base, extra-inning game - - Most double plays turned 3 April Cleveland 2 Thrice, last: April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels Most errors, game 1 7 times, last: April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels 2 April 11 vs. Seattle Individual Batting: Most hits, game 3 5 times, last: Duda (April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most hits, extra-inning game - Must runs, game 2 Thrice, last: Merrifield, Moustakas (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most doubles, game 1 19 times, last: Escobar, Soler (April 13 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most triples, game 1 Thrice, last: Jay (April Cleveland) Most home runs, game 1 5 times, last: Moustakas (April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most RBI, game 3 Thrice, last: Moustakas (April 10 vs. Seattle) Most RBI, extra-inning game - Most total bases, game 7 Moustakas (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most total bases, extra-inning game - Most walks, game 3 Cuthbert (April 9 vs. Seattle) Most stolen bases, game 1 4 times, last: Merrifield (April 9 vs. Seattle) Longest hitting streak (min. 5 games) 7 Moustakas (April 8-present) Individual Pitching: Most innings pitched, starter 7.0 Twice, Junis (April Detroit, April 9 vs. Seattle) Most innings pitched, reliever 2.1 Twice, Flynn (April 10 vs. Seattle, April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most strikeouts, starter 8 Kennedy (April Cleveland) Most strikeouts, reliever 3 Twice, Herrera (April Detroit), Smith (April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most walks, starter 3 Thrice, last: Duffy (April 11 vs. Seattle) Most walks, reliever 2 Smith (March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox) Most runs allowed 5 4 times, last: Boyer (April 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Most home runs allowed 3 Twice, Duffy (March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox), Junis (April 14 vs. Los Angeles Angels) Consecutive scoreless innings, starter 16.0 Junis (April 3-14) Consecutive scoreless innings, reliever 5.0 Keller (March 29-April 11) Longest winning streak (2 or more) 2 Junis (April 3-9) Team Miscellaneous: Longest winning streak, overall - Longest winning streak, home - Longest winning streak, road - Longest losing streak, overall 5 April Longest losing streak, home 5 April Longest losing streak, road - Longest game-inning, home - Longest game-inning, road - Longest game-time, home 3:26 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Longest game-time, road 2:55 April Cleveland Longest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Longest game-time (extra-innings, road) - Shortest game-time home 2:45 April 9 vs. Seattle Shortest game-time road 2:17 April Detroit Shortest game-time (extra-innings, home) - Shortest game-time (extra-innings, road) - Largest crowd-home 36,517 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox Smallest crowd-home 12,324 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest crowd-road 34,720 April Cleveland Smallest crowd-road 14,240 April Cleveland Largest winning margin 10 April 9 vs. Seattle Largest losing margin 7 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (7-14) Largest deficit overcome to win - Largest lead lost 4 March 29 vs. Chicago White Sox (led 4-0 after 3; lost 14-7) Lucas Duda 10 HR to 150 Danny Duffy 17 K to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (L. Hochevar-702) Alcides Escobar 3 SB to tie for 8th on KC all-time list (J. Damon-156) 48 G to tie for 9th on KC all-time list (B. Butler-1,166) Upcoming Milestones Jason Hammel 8 wins to 100 Kelvin Herrera 7 G to tie for 4th on KC all-time list (J. Soria-427) Ian Kennedy 8 wins to strikeouts to 1,500 Mike Moustakas 12 RBI for HR to tie for 10th on KC all-time list (D. Tartabull-124) Ned Yost 11 wins for 1,100 career

8 2018 Day-By-Days Winning Losing Home Home Road Road Date Opponent D/N W-L Score Record Pos. GB Pitcher Pitcher Save Att. No. Total No. Total March (0-2) 3/29 CWS D L, T3-1.0 Shields Duffy (0-1) - 36, ,517 3/31 CWS N L, Farquhar Maurer (R, 0-1) Soria 17, ,081 April (3-8) 4/1 CWS D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/28 4/2 at Det D L, Liriano Hammel (0-1) - 15, ,476 4/3 at Det D W, Junis (1-0) Boyd Herrera (1) 15, ,559 4/4 at Det D PPD - Snow/Cold, makeup scheduled for 4/20 4/6 at Cle D L, Carrasco Duffy (0-2) Allen 34, ,279 4/7 at Cle D W, Kennedy (1-0) Bauer Herrera (2) 17, ,641 4/8 at Cle D L, Allen Maurer (R, 0-2) - 14, ,881 4/9 Sea N W, Junis (2-0) Gonzales - 12, ,405 4/10 Sea N L, Hernandez Skoglund (0-1) - 14, ,255 4/11 Sea D L, Vincent Grimm (R, 0-1) Diaz 14, ,569 4/12 LAA N L, Tropeano Kennedy (1-1) - 14, ,283 4/13 LAA N L, Wood Grimm (R, 0-2) Middleton 15, ,294 4/14 LAA N L, Richards Junis (2-1) Middleton 15, ,170 4/15 LAA D PPD - Cold, makeup scheduled for 6/25 4/16 at Tor N 4/17 at Tor N 4/18 at Tor D 4/20 at Det D at Det N 4/21 at Det D 4/22 at Det D 4/24 Mil N 4/25 Mil N 4/26 CWS N 4/27 CWS N 4/28 CWS D CWS N 4/29 CWS D 4/30 at Bos N May (0-0) 5/1 at Bos N 5/2 at Bos D 5/3 Det D 5/4 Det N 5/5 Det D 5/6 Det D 5/8 at Bal N 5/9 at Bal N 5/10 at Bal N 5/11 at Cle N 5/12 at Cle D 5/13 at Cle D 5/14 TB N 5/15 TB N 5/16 TB D 5/18 NYY N 5/19 NYY N 5/20 NYY D 5/21 at StL N 5/22 at StL N 5/23 at StL D 5/24 at Tex N 5/25 at Tex N 5/26 at Tex D 5/27 at Tex D 5/28 Min N 5/29 Min N 5/30 Min N Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Pacific Coast League American Conference, Northern Division (2-8) (Continuation from 4/14) R H E LOB Omaha Nashville (Athletics) LP: Andres Machado (0-1) HR: None (7 innings) R H E LOB Omaha Nashville (Athletics) LP: Richard Lovelady (0-1) HR: None Minor League Report NW Arkansas Naturals (AA) Texas League North Division (4-6) R H E LOB NW Arkansas San Antonio (Padres) WP: Glenn Sparkman (1-1) SV: Jake Newberry (1) HR: Salvador Perez (1) Salvador Perez homered in his first game on rehab assignment with the Naturals, while Glenn Sparkman allowed just one run on three hits with six strikeouts over 5.0 innings in a 3-2 win. Jake Newberry retired the final two batters with the tying run on base to earn his first save. Perez finished 1-for-3 and caught four innings. Corey Toups added two hits. Wilmington Blue Rocks (A-Advanced) Carolina League Northern Division (4-6) (PPD - Inclement Weather) R H E LOB Lynchburg (Indians) Wilmington Wilimington had its series finale against Lynchburg postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 6. Wilmington will open a three-game home set with Carolina tonight with lefthander Cristian Castillo scheduled to take the ball. Lexington Legends (A) South Atlantic League Southern Division (8-2) Idaho Falls Chukars (R) Pioneer League South Division Burlington Royals (R) Appalachian League East Division Surprise Royals (R) Arizona League West Division (PPD - Rain) Lexington Augusta (Giants) R H E LOB Begin play June 15 vs. Ogden (Dodgers) Begin play June 19 at Elizabethton (Twins) Begin play in June Schedule TBA The final game of a four-game series between Lexington and Augusta was postponed due to rain. The two teams will make up the game June 1. Right-hander Andres Sotillet is slated to make his second start of the season when Lexington begins a three-game series at Hickory tonight.